Diego Núñez de Figueroa
| Most Reverend Diego Núñez de Figueroa | |
|---|---|
| Bishop-Elect of Macau | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Macau |
| In office | 1576–1578 |
| Predecessor | None |
| Successor | Melchior Miguel Carniero Leitão (administrator) |
Diego Núñez de Figueroa (Latin: Didacus Nunnez Figueira) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishop-Elect of Macau (1576–1578).[1][2]
Biography
On 26 Jan 1576, Diego Núñez de Figueroa was appointed during the papacy of Pope Gregory XIII as Bishop of Macau.[1][2] He was not consecrated and resigned as Bishop-Elect of Macau in 1578.[1][2] He never went to China.[3]
References
- Back to citation occurrence 1.0 Back to citation occurrence 1.1 Back to citation occurrence 1.2 Eubel, Konrad (1923). Hierarchia catholica medii et recentioris aevi (in Latin). Vol. III (second ed.). Münster: Libreria Regensbergiana. p. 231.
- Back to citation occurrence 2.0 Back to citation occurrence 2.1 Back to citation occurrence 2.2 Cheney, David M. "Father Diego Núñez de Figueroa". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. [self-published]
- Back to citation Estrategias filipinas respecto a China: Alonso Sánchez y Domingo Salazar en la empresa de China (1581-1593) (PDF). Vol. 1. Universitat Pompeu Fabra. p. 45.
External links
- Cheney, David M. "Diocese of Macau". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. [self-published]
- Chow, Gabriel. "Diocese of Macau 澳門". GCatholic.org. Retrieved March 25, 2018. [self-published]